Eric Gorfain
| Eric Gorfain | |
|---|---|
| Genres | Classical, rock, pop |
| Occupation(s) | Musician, composer, arranger |
| Instruments | Violin, Stroh violin, guitar |
| Associated acts | The Section Quartet, Sam Phillips |
| Website | www |
Eric Gorfain is an American violinist and founder of The Section Quartet. He is married to singer-songwriter Sam Phillips, with whom he has toured and recorded.
He studied music at UCLA and won a scholarship to spend a semester at the Sakuyo Ongaku University in Japan. He worked as a studio violinist and became fluent in Japanese.
He was concertmaster for Robert Plant and Jimmy Page on their Unledded tour. Soon after, he formed the Section Quartet, which does session work in pop, rock, jazz, and rap. Gorfain has written string arrangements for Sam Phillips, Ryan Adams, Christina Aguilera, A Perfect Circle, Band of Horses, Neil Diamond, Sean Lennon, and Cassandra Wilson, and has worked as an arranger and orchestrator with producers Glyn Johns, Jacknife Lee, and Jon Brion.
In 2001 he provided music for Yoake no Mariko, a Japan-exclusive PS2 game designed by Ren & Stimpy Show creators, Spümcø.
With The Section Quartet
With Sam Phillips
With Grant-Lee Phillips
With Al Stewart
With Spock's Beard
With Christina Aguilera
With Ryan Adams
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